Women's Studies 2164A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Consumerism, Physiognomy, Psychographic

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2164A/B
• Professor: Kelly Olson

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1- buy second hand: goodwill, history of 2nd hand clothing, until the 18th c called ready to wear clothing, people gifted their servants, clotheshorse", today we have different terms, west also imports used clothing (i. e. indian saris) 2- buy better, buy less, invest in good quality: 150$ per piece rule. Get involved go to the fashion revolution website. Make yourself a promise or set yourself a challenge about shopping more ethically. Fashion as a cultural industry: visible national culture, export opportunities, contributes to other subsectors, global profile. Fkc 220: can be analyzed in different ways, but can also be a means of establishing power relations, reaffirming hierarchical structures, articulating gender, asserting cultural distinctiveness. How is fashion implicated in cultural politics: most followers of fashion do not think its political, but there are political messages in clothing and dress can be understood and circulated as a political force.